North of the Mountain (Sunset, Tuesday, 4 January 2011)

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 08:39PM
BVD in Blue Ridge, Solstice & Equinox, Sunset Paintings, seasons

William Van Doren, NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This was the first day I could really see that the sun was setting north of its winter solstice position.

Article originally appeared on The Very Rich Hours (http://www.theveryrichhours.com/).